Hibiscus radiatus

Hibiscus radiatus
	Hibiscus radiatus, var. Lindlei
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Family:	Malvaceae
Genus:	Hibiscus
Species:	H. radiatus
Binomial name
	Hibiscus radiatus; Willd.

Hibiscus radiatus (Monarch rosemallow)^[1] is native to southern and southeast Asia. It has 15 cm (5.9 in) mauve flowers that have a purple center and yellow anthers. Leaves are dentate, with upper leaves lobed into three, five, or seven parts. Leaves are mistaken as marijuana, but radiatus' stems have small thorns. It is frequently grown as a vegetable or medicinal herb.^[2]

Notes

^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Hibiscus radiatus". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
^ Lawton, Barbara Perry (2004). Hibiscus : Hardy and Tropical Plants for the Garden. Portland, Or: Timber Press. p. 122. ISBN 0-88192-654-X.

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[1] USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Hibiscus radiatus". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 14 May 2015.

[2] Lawton, Barbara Perry (2004). Hibiscus : Hardy and Tropical Plants for the Garden. Portland, Or: Timber Press. p. 122. ISBN 0-88192-654-X.

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